- Anxiety and trauma
- Grief and life changes
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Janet
Janet Wise is an LCSW with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, and stress from life changes. She also supports concerns such as addictions, parenting strain, body image, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
She works with adults across the life span, from young adults to seniors. Her style is warm and direct. Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship and practical steps people can use between meetings. Janet combines listening with goal-focused coaching so clients can regain stability and purpose.
Her approach blends several evidence-based methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Mindfulness practices are used to anchor attention and reduce overwhelm. Emotion-focused and client-centered ways of meeting people guide how she responds in the room.
Janet brings experience from hospital and community settings, including grief and crisis support in emergency and intensive care units. She has provided pastoral care in a large New York church and has taught cultural competency to other professionals. These roles shaped her focus on empathy and respect for diverse backgrounds.
Outside the therapy setting she teaches yoga, Enerchi (a form of Tai Chi), and cardio-fitness classes. Those movement practices inform her belief that healing touches mind, body, and spirit. If you want a collaborative, compassionate guide through a hard season, Janet offers conversational, action-oriented support.
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can take steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and on practicing small changes that lead to relief. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness through simple exercises that reduce reactivity and help with stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janet will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration means trying things out and adapting strategies based on what helps in real life.
Confirm the current session formats before booking because they are not listed in the profile. Online sessions can make attending therapy easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so clients can use the time for work or family tasks. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises to an online setting so therapy remains practical and goal oriented.
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Experience
30+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting strain, body image concerns, coping with life changes, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. Sessions focus on listening first, then setting practical goals and steps clients can try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working in hospital and community settings, including grief and crisis counseling in emergency and intensive care units and pastoral care in a New York church.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in New York.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.